Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain: the back story
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Image courtesy of © Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Friedrichshain: the back story
Friedrichshain, east of Mitte on the north bank of the Spree, was part of East Berlin. Karl-Marx-Allee crosses it, and the East Side Gallery runs along its riverbank to the Oberbaum Bridge.
The Wall
The East Side Gallery on Mühlenstrasse.
Architecture
Karl-Marx-Allee, from Strausberger Platz to the Frankfurter Tor.
Walk the East Side Gallery from the Ostbahnhof to the Oberbaum Bridge.
Nightlife
Berghain, near the Ostbahnhof.
Our advice: stay at the Michelberger and cross the Oberbaum Bridge into Kreuzberg.
Why it's on our list
- The Wall
- Architecture
- Nightlife
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Friedrichshain: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Friedrichshain: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Frankfurter TorU5450 m6 min walk
- WeberwieseU5650 m8 min walk
- Warschauer StraßeU1U3800 m10 min walk
Key sights
- East Side Gallery1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- TV Tower2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Museum Island3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Gendarmenmarkt3.9 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial4.7 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Brandenburg Gate4.9 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Reichstag5.1 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Philharmonie5.5 kmCycle 22 minCar or taxi 19 min
- KaDeWe7.5 kmCycle 30 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Charlottenburg Palace11 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 33 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Ostbahnhof1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse4.3 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof5.7 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen5.8 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Berlin Südkreuz7.0 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten8.0 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 26 min